When I first envisioned the future Workforce Innovation Skills Hub, the main focus was to ensure that the program would benefit residents and put them on a path toward well-paying jobs. While the W.I.S.H. work site at the new Lee District Community Center is undergoing final preparations, the program's first cohort is already completing their training. Last week, I visited the co-operator of the W.I.S.H., Building Momentum, at their headquarters to greet the program's first cohort.
Members of the cohort were hard at work, putting what they learned from training to complete their first project for Flags of Valor. Flags of Valor is a veteran-owned, veteran-operated, and veteran-made company that is the largest producer of wooden American flags in the United States. To help support the mission of Flags of Valor, cohort members received training on how to properly measure and cut wood, including how to operate a state-of-the-art laser cutter. In addition to the Flags of Valor project, two W.I.S.H. participants received training on assembling sensors used in countless machines and other devices.
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